Videos
Every year, the European Cultural Centre Italy produces a series of videos that provide an in-depth look at our projects. This archive allows anyone to learn more about the exhibitions and activities, how they evolve through the years, and what happens behind the scenes. Meet our creative team and listen to the testimonies of participants exhibiting in our venues in Venice. This is a selection focusing on ECC Italy’s art exhibition Personal Structures. For the video collection about the architecture biennial Time Space Existence and other events, you can visit our YouTube Channel.
Personal Structures Exhibitions
Personal Structures 2026 — Confluences | Exhibition now open!
Shaped around the idea of Confluences, the 8th edition, as Sara Danieli Head of Art at ECC Italy said, is “more like mixing, sometimes even colliding, and creating something new that didn't exist before”. We were honoured to host Madame Orlan, whose speech invited artists to act responsibly: “Art is a key, a proposition, we have art so as not to die from the truth.”
Interview with Ken Ishigami, B-OWND | Personal Structures — Confluences 2026
"We create art as a tool, and at the same time, we create tools as art." Curator Ken Ishigami takes us inside "Relational Logic", B-OWND's exhibition at Palazzo Bembo for this year's edition of Personal Structures.
Why do we make art? | Personal Structures — Confluences 2026
Four voices from the 8th edition of Personal Structures reflect on making, craftsmanship, and the human need to create. Featuring Tina Weavind, Director of Stephens Tapestry Studio, artist G-sim Seyeon, artist and tattooer Kozo, and artist and theorist Adrian Parr.
Interview with Rita Sabo | Personal Structures — Confluences 2026
In this interview, Rita Sabo shares the inspiration behind her works presented at Palazzo Bembo for Personal Structures 2026. Through layered surfaces, experimental techniques, and references to ancient cultures and cosmic connections, Sabo creates works that invite us to explore the relationship between the inner self and the universe around us.
Personal Structures 2024 | Short Documentary
Explore the vision behind Personal Structures and the organisation of this renowned biennial exhibition. In this short documentary, Sara Danieli, Head of Art, guides us through the creative process and the inspiration driving the event.
Personal Structures 2024 - Beyond Boundaries | Explore the exhibition
Explore the seventh edition of Personal Structures – Beyond Boundaries, organised by the European Cultural Centre (ECC Italy). The biennial art exhibition runs until 24th November, showcasing over 200 international projects in Venice.
Personal Structures 2024 - Beyond Boundaries | Exhibition now open!
“The project wants to be a platform to enhance the different approaches and artistic expression, documenting the plurality of the contemporary art world” said Sara Danieli, Head of Art at Ecc Italy, inaugurating the seventh edition of Personal Structures - Beyond Boundaries. We want to express our gratitude to everyone who managed to join us in Venice, as well as all those who supported us from around the world.
Personal Structures 2024 | Behind the scenes
The biennial contemporary art exhibition invites artists and multidisciplinary creatives from across the world to transform once again the historical venues of Palazzo Bembo, Palazzo Mora and Marinaressa Gardens.
The ECC Team explains Personal Structures 2021 – Reflections
Members of the ECC Team talk about the sixth edition of Personal Structures, how the project started years ago and its main aim and values. Every two years artists and creative professionals gather in Venice to showcase current developments and ideas on the current status of contemporary art.
Personal Structures 2019
The European Cultural Centre (ECC) presents Personal Structures – Identities, the biennial contemporary art exhibition that opened on the 11th of May and run until the 24th of November, 2019 in Venice.
PS24 Interviews
Interview with Emily Young
In this captivating interview with renowned artist Emily Young, we explore her extraordinary connection to the Earth and the element of stone. Emily shares how she perceives figures within the stone, bringing them to life through her art.
Interview with Haven Lin-Kirk, USC Gayle Roski School of Art and Design
We had the pleasure of interviewing Haven Lin-Kirk, from the USC Gayle Roski School of Art and Design, about “Whispers From The Corner of My Eye,” the students’ exhibition hosted at #PersonalStructures2024 .
Interview with Moritz Pankok, Stiftung Kai Dikhas
In this insightful interview, Moritz Pankok, the artistic curator of Stiftung Kai Dikhas, brings a profound perspective to the installation "Rʳoma Lepanto", co-curated by Miguel Angel Vargas Rubio.
Interview with Destinee Ross-Sutton
Dive into the interview with renowned curator Destinee Ross-Sutton, presenting the exhibition "Unapologetic WomXn" showcased in Personal Structures 2024. This exhibition aims to feature as many voices and countries as possible to provide a broad perspective on the themes of femininity and women in art.
Interview with Areez Katki
Areez Katki talks about his installation “The Rhapsode’s Tools Will Build the Rhapsode’s House” at Palazzo Mora. He chose to be site sensitive rather than site specific, creating an artwork in direct dialogue with its surroundings and prompting reflection on our interaction with space and how language and religion influence us.
Interview with Faisal Saleh, Palestine Museum US
We are delighted to present the exhibition "Foreigners in their Homeland" by the Palestine Museum, featured at Palazzo Mora for Personal Structures 2024. Hear more from curator Faisal Saleh as he introduces the works of 26 Palestinian artists portraying the suffocating atmosphere of Palestinian life, emphasising the fight for dignity and safety against all odds.
Interview with Sandra Cattaneo Adorno
We had the pleasure of interviewing the incredible Sandra Cattaneo Adorno at Palazzo Bembo, where she showcases her stunning golden photos and celebrates her 10-year milestone in photography as part of Personal Structures - Beyond Boundaries. The interview is brimming with the enthusiasm and joy that only she can convey.
Time Space Existence Interview Series
Lawrence Weiner | Time Space Existence Interview Series
We had the pleasure to meet with Lawrence Weiner and discuss about his practice and the way he deals with reality through his artworks
Joseph Kosuth | Time Space Existence Interview Series
Known for his playful use of language, Joseph Kosuth has always been interested in what lies outside of the frame of a work — often spilling out into rooms and buildings. In this video from the Time Space Existence series, he discusses his relationship with architecture and the responsibility of the artist to work against the market.